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Please Note: Before investing in any 529 plan, you should consider whether your or the designated beneficiary's home state offers a 529 plan that provides its taxpayers with state tax or other benefits that are only available through the home state's 529 plan. You also may wish to contact directly your home state's 529 college savings plan(s), or any other 529 plan, to learn more about those plans' features, benefits, and limitations. Keep in mind that state-based benefits should be one of many appropriately weighted factors to be considered when making an investment decision.

Call 1-888-529-9552 or visit www.ishares529.com to obtain a Program Description and Participation Agreement which includes investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other important information; read and consider it carefully before investing or sending money. BlackRock Investments, LLC ("BRIL"), Distributor.

The iShares 529 Plan is a college tuition savings program sponsored by the State of Arkansas and is administered by The Arkansas 529 Plan Review Committee (Committee). Ascensus Broker Dealer Services, Inc. (ABD), the Program Manager, and its affiliates have overall responsibility for the day-to-day operations, recordkeeping, and administrative services. BlackRock Investments, LLC, has responsibility for marketing and distribution of the iShares 529 Plan. BlackRock Fund Advisors serves as Investment Manager of the iShares 529 Plan except for the Savings Portfolio, which is managed by Sallie Mae Bank. The iShares 529 Plan's Portfolios invest in either (i) exchange traded funds; or (ii) a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)-insured omnibus savings account held in trust by the Committee at Sallie Mae Bank. Units of the Portfolios are municipal securities, are not exchange traded funds, and the value of units will vary with market conditions.

Investment returns will vary depending on the performance of the Portfolios you choose. Except to the extent of FDIC insurance available for the Savings Portfolio, you could lose all or a portion of your money by investing in the iShares 529 Plan, depending on market conditions. Account Owners assume all investment risks as well as responsibility for any federal and state tax consequences.

Neither BlackRock, Inc., and its affiliates nor Ascensus Broker Dealer Services, Inc. and its affiliates provide tax advice. Please note that (i) any discussion of U.S. tax matters contained in this communication cannot be used by you for the purpose of avoiding tax penalties; (ii) this communication was written to support the promotion or marketing of the matters addressed herein: and (iii) you should seek advice based on your particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor.

Under the terms of the contract among Ascensus Broker Dealer Services, Inc., Ascensus College Savings Recordkeeping Services, LLC, Ascensus Investment Advisors, LLC and the State of Arkansas, all parties are required to treat Account Owner and Designated Beneficiary information confidentially. The iShares 529 Plan does not disclose any nonpublic personal information about Account Owners or Designated Beneficiaries to anyone, except as permitted by law, or if required by court order or other order. Permitted disclosures include, for instance, providing information to employees of Associated Persons and to service providers who need to know the information to assist the iShares 529 Plan in providing services to you. In addition, the Program Manager, Associated Persons and their respective affiliates and service providers may send mailings (including email and direct mail) directed to Account Owners or to the Designated Beneficiary of brochures, pamphlets, and other advertising or marketing information concerning the Program Manager and Associated Persons and their respective affiliates and service providers or the products or services thereof.